Rate Of Those Seeking Help For Pot Addiction Has Tripled

The Nation - In Brief

March 5, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The admission rate for those who seek treatment for marijuana use nearly tripled between 1992 and 2002, according to the latest data compiled by the federal government. The numbers released Friday reflect a growing use of marijuana in the 1990s and an increase in the potency of marijuana, said Tom Riley, a spokesman for the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy.